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## Warnings

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## Title

    [TensorRT-LLM + Slurm] "The application appears to have been direct launched using \"srun\", but OMPI was not built with SLURM support" / "PMI2_Init failed to initialize"

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Documented known limitation: general MPI+Slurm configuration issue, not TRT-LLM specific.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Limitations:
    - srun --mpi / mpirun alternatives are general guidance; docs defer to cluster admin.
    
    Other error fragments:
    - but OMPI was not built with SLURM support.
    - PMI2_Init failed to initialize.  Return code: 14
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM/c47ffb6aa05b095613347809c1efb0b9d156732e/docs/source/installation/installation-guide.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Known limitations: MPI in Slurm environment with OMPI message.
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM/c47ffb6aa05b095613347809c1efb0b9d156732e/docs/source/legacy/reference/troubleshooting.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Tips: MPI + Slurm interference with PMI2_Init failed message.
    
    Search phrasings: tensorrt-llm srun OMPI was not built with SLURM support; PMI2_Init failed to initialize Return code 14 tensorrt_llm; mpi4py slurm tensorrt llm
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "context": "Product: NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM\nComponent: MPI (mpi4py) integration\nOperation: Running TensorRT-LLM (pip wheel) under srun in a Slurm cluster\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: Slurm-managed GPU cluster\nPackages: tensorrt_llm main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: Open MPI bundled/installed without Slurm/PMI support, launched directly with srun.",
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## Support assessment

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